The Joy Luck Club - Section 2

What was “the art of invisible strength” that Waverly’s mother taught her?

• It was a special strength that comes from the wind.

• It was the strength that comes from lifting weights.

• It was a strategy for winning arguments and gaining respect from others.

• It was a popular strategy used when playing chess.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

How did Waverly learn to play expert chess?

• She took classes through a kind of community center.

• In the beginning she taught herself and then she played with Lau Po.

• Her brother Winston taught her.

• Her mother taught her.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What did Waverly's mother believe about “rules”?

• The rules were a way of tricking foreigners into making mistakes.

• Rules were made to be broken.

• Rules applied to children but not grownups.

• People from foreign countries must learn the American “rules.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the dead beggar say when he visits Lena's great-grandfather?

• "I wish I had not gone away."

• "The worst is on the other side."

• "I have come back for revenge."

• "I never was a good person."

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How did the American immigration authorities categorize Lena’s mother?

• as a Displaced Person

• as a Troublesome Foreigner

• as a War Bride

• as a Student

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why did the girl from next door come to Lena's apartment?

• She was tired of sitting around in her own apartment.

• She was curious about how Lena and her family lived.

• She was kicked out after arguing with her mother.

• She was checking on Lena because she heard yelling through the wall.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

What did Rose’s mother used to carry to church services at the First Chinese Baptist

Church?

• a hymnal

• a big heavy black Bible

• a small leatherette Bible

• a worn picture of her dead parents

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

How did the decision making start and then change in Rose’s marriage?

• At first, she decided everything but then her husband took over.

• At first, her husband decided everything but then wanted her to make all of the decisions for them.

• At first, she and her husband decided everything equally but then he wouldn’t let her make any decisions.

• At first, they voted on everything but later they drew straws to see who would get to make a decision.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did Rose’s mother throw her blue sapphire ring into the water?

• She thought it would cause Coiling Dragon to release her son from the water.

• Blue was the same color as the water.

• She thought God would exchange her son for the ring.

• She felt guilty having such a beautiful ring after she had let her son drown.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Why did Jing-mei’s mother read so many magazines?

• She read them to learn about how to raise children.

• She read them to teach herself the English language.

• She read them to feel more like an educated American citizen.

• She read them to find stories of remarkable children.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1